Rock of Ages
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.)
Director: Adam Shankman
Screenwriter: Chris D’Arienzo
Starring: Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough, Alec Baldwin, Paul Giamatti, Diego Bonet, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bryan Cranston, Malin Akerman
Genre: Musical
Synopsis: Adam Shankman (“Hairspray”) will direct and choreograph the feature adaptation of the Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” for New Line Cinema.
Based on the theater production, ‘Rock of Ages’ is a musical built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Asia, among other well-known rock bands from the 1980s.
The musical centers on two people who meet at the Sunset Strip club Rock of Ages, fall in love and try to stay together amid ’80s rock anthems.
Tom Cruise will play Stacee Jaxx in the film, while Mary J. Blige, the Queen of Hip Hop, will play Justice, the bartender and mother of the character named Sherrie. One of Justice’s main songs is the 80s chestnut, ‘Harden My Heart.’
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